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Why not us? We sell Pasteurized Milk and
Cream only Delivered to any part of the
city
Dairy Co. Phones 871
VOLUME 29, No. 368
Famous Louvre, Filled With Priceless Art Treasures, Threatened With Ruin—Losses Quarter Billion
WATERS OF
SEINE ARE
RECEDING
After Haying Reached Unprec
edented Height, River at
Last Begins to Fall.
AT CREST AT MIDNIGHT
Weather Clears During Night
and Sun Shines on Sore-
Stricken Paris.
•e % *. *. % S % S S %
% DAMAGE AMOUNTS TO <
% QUARTER BILLION « s
% Paris, Jan, 29. —The river this *■
% afternoon burst through the •«
dam constructed to protect the ’•
\ Louvre quay, and destruction of
■« the temporary dyke, is in- *■
evitable, threatening the fa- *•
mous Louvre. The government *«
■« estimates the damage at a quar- ’■
% ter billion, over a hundrel lives %
■« lost, nine square miles of the *■
*■ city proper submerged and nine \
hundred miles of underground *■
■■ passages flooding to the burst- ’•
*■ iug point. “•
* „„„vvv -.4
Associated P ess.
Paris, Jan. 29. —The waters of
the Seine, after having reached an
unprecedented height and causing
great destruction, began to recede
today. The crest of the flood was
reached at midnight and the waters
remained stationary until 2 o'clock
after which they fell slowly. At
8 o’clock there had been a drop of
two inches according to an offi
cial statement issued this forenoon.
During the night the storm clouds
disappeared and the weather clear
ed. This morning the sun shone
brightly.
These were the only bright spots in
an otherwise desperate situation. The
shortage in the food supply increases
and tit water for drinking is at a pre
mium. * It is said that 20,000 people in
the city are starving and the appear
once of a merchant with food to sell
is the signal for a riot. So fierce has
this situation become that the govern
z4ut iuhv have to commander all
goods ain't issue rations to the suffer
ing thousands.
Adding to the horrors of the situa
tion is the fear that the whole city is
about to crumble into the eartii.
TTirongh the filling of the subways and
sewers the waters have honeycombed
the foundations of the business section
of Paris and every building in it is
tottering. The problem is too big for
the engineers to handle in the general
confusion and they acknowledge them
selves helpless. Shoreings an. being
erected to save some of the buildings
which are in danger of falling.
The delay in telegraphic communica
tions throughout France and to Italy
and Switzerland contiuua today.
Despite the fact the waters subsid* <1
during the forenoon, the situation with
in the city was not improved today. On
tj'c contrary the surface of water fur
ther invaded the streets, white pressure
from choking torrents under ground
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Standing of All Contestants
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SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
TAFT O'SH ANTER’S RIDE AS BOBBY BURNS MIGHT SEE IT TODAY
HEATED WORDS
BETWEEN COUNSEL
IN SWORTZ CASE
Court and Bailiffs Engaged In
Restoring Order In the
District Court.
“I OBJECT TO THIS COURT”
Personalities Sizzling Around
Like Firecrackers on the
Fourth of July.
“I have objected to all this tes
timony and if the court does uot
sustain the objection, then I ob
ject to this court.”
hi these words. Judge John H.
Clark, counsel for A. J. Swortz,
on trial for perjury in the Thirty
seventh district court, this morn
ing voiced his vehement protest
against, certain testimony which
Joe Dwyer, deputy sheriff, was
giving, relative to the ‘‘gang of
crooks” to which Dwyer said
Swortz belonged.
“What malice do you bear this de
fendant!” Judge Clark had asked.
“I bear him none personally,” re
plied the witness, “but, as an officer,
I know the gang of crooks to which
he belongs. 1 could tell the jury the
name nf every one of them.”
“Let him tell,” shouted Assistant
District Attorney Chambers.
“I object,” said Judge Clark. “I
have objected time and time again and
yet the court persists in allowing the
witness to testify nnd villify and manu
facture evidence and draw conclusions
which are prejudicial to the defend
ant.”
3ne court sustained the objection and
told the jury not tu consider the
statements relative to “the gang” to
which Swortz is alleged to belong.
Assistant District Attorney Chambers
reiterated that inasmuch as counsel for
the defense had elicited the statement
from the witness, the witness be al
lowed to tell the jury the whole truth.
It was tiiis which brought the ve
hement protest from Judge Clark, and
his statement that fh« court allowed
evidpnee derogatory to his client to go
to the jury .before . sustaining the ob
jection.
Bailiffs Call for Order.
Words ran high for a few minutes
and the court and bailiffs bad to shout
“order” several times before the war
of words ceased.
This was but one of a series of hick
erii’g* which characterized the perjury
trial of A. J- Swortz this morning.
There were words passed between coun
sel clear until the case went to the
jury, the court-at all times exercising
a niodyrativc influence which prevent
ed possibly an open clash.
Judge Clark again became dramatic
when Assistant District Attorney Cham
bers. who opened for the state, asked
why was uot Dr. Johnson, who. de
fendant had said, had treated his sick
child on a date close to that on which
the safe of the Alamo bar had been
stolen, produced in open court to give
testimony.
•‘Why didn’t the defendant have Dr.
Jlmson hero to testify regarding the
child’s illness,” demanded the attor
ney, “when defendant, by bi’ own ad
mission. had a negro doctor to wait ou
his wife in her hour of need!’ Mr.
Chambers was referring tv the state
ment of Swortz when Mis. Swortz was
confined a negro had officiatgi.
Judge Clark hardlv let the words fall
from Mr. ( handlers' lips before lie was
mi his feet, white hot.
••Why. tell me why.” ho raved, “do
yu persist in bringing in irrelevant and
.immaterial matters? If Dr. Johnson
had been of any service to your *ide
he would have been here. May it
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10 PAGES
SCHOOL TAX IN
SAN ANTONIO
TO BE LOWERED
Direct Result of the Twelve
Million Dollar Increase
in Property Values.
FINANCE BUDGET READY
late Drops From Thirty-nine
to Possibly Thirty-five
Cents, It Is Announced.
The rate of the school tax in San
in San Antonio will be lowered for
the coming year from 39 cents to
36, or possibly 35 cents on the 8100
if the report of the finance com
mittee of the school board is ac
cepted at the regular meeting of
the school board Wednesday night.
This is made possible by the 812,-
009,215 increase in the property
valuation in San Antonio during
the past year.
The finance committee has prepared
a budget which will be submitted to
the school board for action at its reg
ular meeting Wednesday evening. This
budget will include a total of $368.-
691, of which $17,100 is sinking fund,
and interest on the bond issue. The
amount estimated as necessary for the
actual operation of the schools, aside
from the state tax. is $351,591, of which
$50,000 is allowed for now buildings,
nnd $214,200 for teachers’ salaries. I:,
addition to the taxes levied by the
school board the schools will receive
$lOB,OOO per capita tax from Ilie state.
From every school the cry is already
heard asking for more room, and the
board expects to build a now school on
Prospect Hill, as well as to complete
the two unfinished rooms at the Starr
street school and to ereet eight or ton
additional rooms at the- schools where
the greatest overcrowding is reported.
It is stated that if the tax levy
wore mule at the original 39 cents, the
funds derived from this would not
amount to a surplus, but it Ims been
the policy of the present board to re
duce the expenditures ns much as pos l
riblc. This is demonstrated by the re
dm’tion of the indebtedness of $70,00b
with wni -b they found the schools in;
cumbered. to $35,000 last year. The
entire li.uk tax collections arc applied
to the wiping out of this indebtedness,
and there is enough money already
coming from this .source to entirely li
quidate this and put the schools on a
eash basis.
The finance committee is composed
of Ed. W. Tynan, ehairman; W. W.
Lipscomb and Sam L. Harris. <
TRY MIUS II
■ ALIITUDES
I
Associated Preis
Sait Lake. Utah. Jan. 29-—At the
aviation trials of Paulhan hero today
will make the first invasion of the .. : s
in the higher altitudes by aeroplanrs.
At the moment lie rises from the floor
of Sal. Lake valley Puttlhan will pra<-
tienJlv bo at the same height above sen
lever he attained in Iris record ! wax
ing ascent .it Los Angeles. The air of
Salt Lake is much thinner than the air
of Los Angelos as distilled water -s
thinner than the water of the lake.
The pressure at sea level is thirty
l : n.-hcv ;I nd at Salt Lake the pressure is
25.63. <
AND GAZETTE
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS. SATURDAY, JANUARY 29. |o|o.
RAILROAD MAN |
DE SAN ANTONIO |
DIES ON COAST!
Jackson Smith's Body Will Be
Brought Here from Port
land. Ore., for Burial.
LIVED HERE WITH FAMILY
Served as Labor Commission
er on Panama Canal
Under Shouts.
J. 11. Haile, cashier of the State
Hank and Trust company, received a
telegram this morning from Henry A.
Smith at New York announcing the
death of his brother, Jackson Smith,
which occurred at Portland, Ore., Fri
day morning. Mr. Smith i.i his message
to Mr. Haile stated he would bring the
body to San Antonio for interment.
Jackson Smith was a native of Ken
tucky and at the time of his death was
about 50 years old, and president of
one of the Oregon short lines, with
headquarters at Portland, lie began
his railway career at Cincinnati, Ohio,
when a young man and advanced in the
railway world rapidly. Eight years ago
be went to Mexico as assistant gen
eral passenger agent of the Mexican
International, and when that road was
merged with the National Railways of
Mexico, Mr. Smith was made first as
sistant to President Metcalf and gen
eral passenger agent ot the merger
lines.
When President. Metcah lett the road
one year later Mr. Smith also resigned
his position in Mexico and came back
to the United States. He spent some
time here with his mother. brother and
sister at their home on Xugiista street,
and while in San Antonio received hi*
appointment as 1 bor . ommi: stoner on
the Panama .-anal under T. P. Shout*,
then head of the Panama canal com
mission. One vear later Mr. Smith was
made one of’ the commissioners and
was one of the last civil commissioners
to remain on ’he .anal when President
Roosevelt a; pointed meu from the army
to take charge of the work.
When he left hi- position with tin
government twelve mouths ago he came
back to the states and was made prest
dent of one of the railways in < Ircgon
His by his brother.
i s expected to reach San Antonio nex
~, , „„ i will be aid beside Ins
Tuesday and it mil
mother and sister in on.
eometeric*. „f Mr. Smith
Five the s|
while hanging some p < '
wall nt their home on Augusta . r
fid! from a chair and su-tnn;ed ininr.es
that caused her death. '
later the mother died c"' ■
"Tenrv A. Smith, th- br-her who is
1 " • — ibo t,o Iv io san Anto-
accompanying the■ ' tbf , eana|
nio, is fill employment
commission .is gene. . Vork
agent «ith headquarters
For several yMPbf "•' „ f th< ,
San Antonio as general
National Lines of Mexico.
OIL WELL ACTIVE
Special DUnitcb. , ,
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oil well on land pun ha ' . t
a ago tor n s
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nrtivitv. A Jarg» • 11
itn dpvl k.p the
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eighth chool cONTEACT .
The contract tor plumbing
Brackenridge eighth grade *■ 'oo "
let this morning by I’ i' l . ’ r ’
bnMucs’ manager of the *clioo| i . i
Shiner X Rivas
MIS
TRKES STAND
IT INQUIRY
Interest in Case Continues and
Hearing Room Is Taxed
to Its Capacity.
NELSON INTERROGATES HIM
In Answer to Query Witness
Says Attempts Were Made
to Hinder Him in Work.
associated Press.
Washington. Jan. 29.—The third day
of the Ballinger-Pinchot congressional
inquire opened with Louis Glavis, th?
chief nevuser of Secretary B.illinger.
still a witness before the commit toe.
The indications are today's session will
be consumed in much Hie same way as
the sittings yesterday in reading into
the record of the inquiry various let
ters, documents and telegrams that
have been published in connection with
Pres'.'ent Toft's recent message to iho
sen.-ro in response to a request from
that body for all the papers in the
ease. Interest in the inquiry continues
nt a high point and even the increasad
seating enpaeity in the hearing room
of the senate office building is daily
taxed by the spectators, including
many women.
Glavis ou taking the stand gave more
details as to how he got possession of
the Cunningham journal which is de
dared to have contained proof of the
fraud contemplated by this group of
coal land entries in Alaska.
Nelson Asks Questions.
Senator Nelson during the hearing
asked Glavis if in his talks with Com
niissioner Dennett and others there was
any attempt to hinder him in his work.
Nelson insisted on a direct answer oi
yes or no. The witness replied:
“Yes, they did."
Nelson also cautioned Attorney Bran
deis against asking leading quest ions •>!
the witness. The greater part of ihe
inoruing was devoted to the introdm'-
tion of documentary evi.lcnc^ from the
printed record in the controversy.
Senator Nelson asked the witness if
it was not n fact when Agent Sheridan
sn|Mtrwded him hi the Cunningham case
he thought it necessary to apply to Pin
chot to'infroduee him to the president
and “that o alarmed you as to the
status of these eases.
•• \ great many things alarmed me
bcsidcsTlm’. I applied to Pinchot after
I had protested against the cases go
irg to a hearing in July. I wanted to
t Tt make a final examination." said
Glavis.
ROYAL WtLCONIt
MIS SHIPP
(■luittaiiooga, Jan. 29.--< .ipt- I ' ll Shinp
furmet sheriff of Hamilton county, w .1
be royally welcomed on Ins r<tu u
here after serving n sentenev in Hie
District of Columbia jail for .ontemij.
~f ,i>r- United States i i
connection with the lynching ot ..-I
Johnson, a uegro. A i-ommi I tec m l
meet his enroute Sunday atterlumi: amt
there will be a public reception at tin*
terminal station Sunday night, n eil<-
-.ens’ banquet Mouday uight and .in
otht*r reception ami luncheon at t m
Elks' home Tuesday night, with oilier
.affairs contemplated by the 1 nited
| Confederate VeH nn*. The ..ther >!'
j fondant' 1 ke honored in like man
j r.cr.
10 PAGES
LETTERS POINT '
TO HORNER
Sheriff and Police Secure What They
Regard as Strong Evidence Here
and at New Braunfels.
STATEMENT BY SHERIFF ADAMS
Since the arrest of Dan Horner i
at New Braunfels, Thursday night,
letters have been found in the |
house in which lie was living, on
the outskirts of the town, which,
in the opinion of Sheriff W. H,
Adams of Coma) county, who
made the arrest, form the strong
est sort of evidence. Horner, yes
terday was asked if he is not the
man who shot City Detective New
nam, in his house, in this city, on
the night of January 10. He de
nied it. Letters found in the house
of a woman arrested here, and the
letters found in New Braunfels
aro influencing the officers in
their belief that the mystery sur
rounding the Newnani shooting
will soon be solved.
“ I have secured witnesses from whom
I have learned that after the shoot
ing of Detective. .Newnam in San An
tonio, Horner, ascertaining that New
nam could not live, told them he was
glad Newnani was going to die, and
that ‘two more would go tlm same
road.’ ” said Sheriff Adams, to a re
porter for The Light and Gazette, today.
Sheriff Adame and the other offi
| < ers are also iu possession of addi
tional evidence, which, they say, di
i rectly bears on the near-tragedy. For
1 certain reasons the officers deem it Itest
not to divulge just what this evidence
' Consists of nt this time, but say it
; will be made public at the propel
i rime.
A -enroll of the premises of Ahc<
Dnvnl, the woinnn arrested in this cjt;
upon the receipt of the informatioi
that Horner had been taken into ens
tody nt New Braunfels, yesterday after
noon resulted in the recovery of tele
grams and letters sent to her by Horner
The telegrams nnd letters bear dat<
marks following the shooting of De
teetivo Newnani. Ono. in particular
' sent two nights following the murder
ous assnnit, merely states “Everything
is OK." It is regarded as siguifi
| cant. These telegrams are now in the
I possession ot Sherifl Lindsey.
Both Are Still in Jail.
Dan Horner is still incarcerated in
the Comal county jail. It is pos-
I sible he will be brought to San Antonio
ibis evening nnd loeked’up in the Bexar
county jail, at which time it is said
i charges will doubtless be filed against
i him bv ihe sheriff's department. Alice
' Duval is still detained by the police
| on vagrancy charges.
, The untiring efforts of Sheriff Adam!
in working upon the case have elicited
; flic admiration of San Antonio offi
; eer«. He has been shadowing Horne:
for the Inst fourteen days. Since the
arrest of the man it has been ascer
: : ined tli.it Horner, on January 6. foui
• kivs prior to the shooting of Detective
Xonijini, purchased shotgun cartridges
. This Horner did not deny when con
' fronted with evidence to show he di<
bin them, but said he had no shotgun
Just why ho should buy cartridges with
i out having a gun struck Sheriff Adam
ns peculiar, and following a further r,
’ vestigation along these linos it wn
learned that Horner did have a shot
gun at the time.
When Horner first reached Nev
I Braunfels two months ago he wore i
; mustache, but now is minus this facia
adornment, having hnvod it off sliortl;
. before the shooting of Newnnm. T<
; bo exact, it was January 7. the day fol
lowing the purchase of the cartridges
I It was (wo weeks ago that Sherif
I A dams first suspected Horner. hron
that time he has carefully shadowe
i the man. The fact that the shootins
was necessarily done by a tall man. ai
-liown ■ learly bv the range taken b-.
! the bullets after having struck the win
<lw through which Detective Newnan
i was shot, was what first directed th
sheriff's suspicion upon Horner. Wins
i Inter the description secured by Deto
live Waller Neal nnd given by thr
' three w’timssos who saw a man in front
! of the Nownnni home on the night ot
l the shooting, was made known. Sheritl
, Adams -a' - h' was confident ho wn
; on the right path.
Visited Him Last Friday.
When Alice Duval from San Anto.re
' visited Horuor. Slibriff Adams shod >w
i cd both as they went to the homo ot
Horner. His efforts to overhear thci
conversation was without avail. Ti
last visit of the woman to see Horuei
was la*t Friday. «ays Sheriff Adams
>ho ntuim.l t.'. Antonio Satuidm
morning. It was on this m-.-asion tba
Sheriff Adams foiluwed both to tin
doom Horuor. he -ays. lec.ignized hi;'
while doing so and limn that time uu
til th, arrest wa- mad;. Horner seem
cd o make it hi* business to avoii
him Prior to that time Horner ha
I takm. no stops to avoid meeting th
i sheriff .
Ilorier was arrested by Sheriff A'
• i: m* WI de he wa* iii a saloon. Horne
! according to the officer, almost eO
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lapsed when informed that he was un
der arrest and for sonic time appeared
extremely nervous, shaking from head
to foot. He appeared very much ex
cited. No gnu was found on Horn’s
at the time, the only thing that might
be classed as a weapon being a pocket
knife. Homer while in jail today re
fused to talk.
Indications this afternoon were that
in all probability Horner would not bo
brought to this city this evening. Sher
iff Lindsey did not go to New Brann
fels today, but said he was awaiting
the arrival of some photographs ot Hor
ner for the purpose of placing them
before the local parties who saw a man
at tlie Newnnm residence on the night
'of the shooting, whose description fits
I Horner, for the purpose of settling the
i identity of the man.
Friends Say Not the Man.
The letters and telegrams found at
the home of the woman arrested by the
police are being held by the sheriff. He
says that while certain information is
found in the missives that might be con
strued to refer to the Nownam shooting,
nothing Ims been found in the letters
recovered here that would implicate
Horner with the shooting. Until he re
ceives more definite information from
the New Braunfels authorities concern
ing the matter Sheriff Lindsey says that
his trip to that town will bo deferred.
Great interest is manifested through
out the city concerning the arrest of
Horner at New Braunfels and alevelqp
' meats aro keenly watched. Friends of
! Horner in this city still maintain that
the authorities have not yet eaught the
। right man. although the information re
ceived here from New BrsunMe pre
I sents a chain of some of the strongest
j circumstantial evidence ever woven
around a man.
MORE FRICTION
AMONG MHS
Anti-Lewis Faction Demands a
Recount of Vote By Which
He Was Elected.
Associated Frees.
Indianapolis. Jan. 29. —“In order to
facilitate the work of this convention
I have decided to recognize the men
from the picks and not the district of
ficers," said President Lewis of the
UniieJ Mine Workers of America at
the opening of today's session of the
convention. At this'there was a lusty
cheer, but immediately several dele
gates in the anti-Lewis faction sail
they wore “from the picks" and de
man-led a reconsideration of the vote
by which the la-wis election report was
declared adopted, whereupon the up
roar in which the convention adjourned
■ vesterdny. broke out anew. From the
rear of the hall eame cries of “gag
rule” when Lewis asked if the conven
tion wanted a roll call, and his support.
I ers shouted “no!” against yells of
I ‘yes!’’ from the enemies of his a I
ministration.
THINKS HE HAS CHINK
WANTED AT PORTLAND
Srecial Dispatch.
Fort Worth. Tex.. Jan. 29.—Detee
live Connelly today captured a China
■mm in a Main street restaurant whom
i; is believed is wanted in Portland.
Oregon, on a charge of embezzling
ssib i there. Connelly noticed a strong
>e*emblnnee between the Oriental he
captured and the photo of the one
sougl t. A reward of $lOOO is out fot
the capture of the right Chinaman.
\Local
C Forecast* till 7p. n» Suadav t
Tor Stu Antonio and viciniiy:
LTuaiglit increa«in; . luiitUac**.
Sunday cloudy: colder.
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